You can pick or be one of the 2 to be ( Based off the manga series )

Link and Ilia have been good friends for a long time at least a few years So link basically saw her every day if he didn't have work to do, as a Farm-hand.

Link was fishing at a pond in ordon when ilia came over to him to surprise/see him But when she came over it startled him and he jumped, which caused him to fall into the pond

Link! Ilia exclaimed, she then giggled when she saw the now, wet link climb out.